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Learning unit: International institutions. Syllabus:
United Nations (SPECIALIZED AGENCIES)
- United Nations: introduction.
- Structure and organization. Main bodies. Agencies, programmes and subsidiary bodies. Secretariat.
- ECOSOC- Economic and Social Council.
- United Nations System.
- Human Development.
- Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
UNCTAD
- Introduction to the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development UNCTAD.
- International trade and Commodities. UNCTAD Conferences. Relationship with other agencies.
- Investment, technology and enterprise.
- Globalization and development.
- Africa, Least developed countries, Land-locked developing countries, Small Island Developing States.
- UNCTAD Statistics.
- Trade and development report.
INTRACEN
- Introduction to the International Trade Centre INTRACEN.
- Country information.
- Market analysis tools.
- Market development services.
World Bank
- World Bank: introduction. Organization. Members.
- WB and Millennium Development Goals.
- WB operations: Fund generation, loans, trust funds and grants.
- World Bank projects. Profiles. Databases. Projects lifecycle (Identification, preparation, appraisal, approval, implementation, completion, evaluation).
- Doing business with the World Bank.
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
- International Development Association (IDA).
- World development indicators.
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Introduction to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- From General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to World Trade Organization.
- Principles of the trading system.
- WTO agreements. Tariffs. Agriculture. Standards and safety. Textiles. Services. Intellectual property. Anti-dumping, subsidies. Non-tariff barriers.
- The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
- Regional trade agreements. Regionalism.
- The Doha agenda.
- World trade report.
International Monetary Fund
- Introduction to the International Monetary Fund. Membership.
- Main IMF activities. IMF Goals. Surveillance, assistance and lending.
- Collaboration with other institutions (WB, WTO, UN, ...)
- Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).
- International Monetary Fund: Globalization and crisis.
- World economic outlook.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD
- Introduction to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). History.
- OECD analyses and studies. OECD economic outlook.
- Structure of the organization.
Other institutions
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- The Commonwealth
- Group of 77 (G-77)
Course learning materials: .
Also available in:
Organisations
Internationales
Organismos
Internacionales
Organizações
Internacionais.
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Related masters: Master in Foreign Trade
- Master Executive International business - Diploma in International Trade
- Master in Emerging Markets
- Master International Relations.
Spanish: Instituciones Internacionales
Educational level: Continuing education / Executive education programs.
Course summary (International institutions)
World Trade Organization. International Monetary Fund. UNCTAD, INTRACEN, OECD, International Chamber of Commerce
- United Nations. UNCTAD. INTRACEN.
- World Bank (WB).
- World Trade Organization (WTO).
- International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- Other international institutions.
Example of the course International institutions:

International, institutions, United Nations, World Bank, WTO, IMF, ICC, World, Trade, Organization, International Monetary Fund, UNCTAD, INTRACEN, OECD, International Chamber of Commerce, Master |